[Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files

Fri Feb 19 08:28:49 UTC 2010

I didn't know of the DVS movies at Blind Mice Mart.  Quite a collection!

Thanks very much!!!

Grover Zinn
William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, emeritus
former Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074
grover.zinn at oberlin.edu

On Feb 19, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Dewey Bradley wrote:

> I agree, the stream is one of the best things that has been made for  
> blind people in years.
> I'm guessing that you folks know that you can go to blind mice mart  
> and get DVS movies and play them on your stream.
> I'm also wondering if other states library lones you a stream like  
> they do here in Missouri?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grover Zinn" <grover.zinn at oberlin.edu 
> >
> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files
>
>
>> Thanks to all for the responses.  Now I understand the reason for .  
>> 3gp! (I'm always in favor of better audio) Thanks.  And with  
>> Greg's  comments, I will look forward to the implementation of wav  
>> and mp3 on  the VR Stream.
>>
>> The VR Stream is an amazing device (hardware and software). It has  
>> allowed my wife to continue to "read" at the same great pace after   
>> losing her sight ca. 2 years ago.  The notes are her rather full   
>> "reviews" of each book she reads---for about 40 years they went  
>> into  notebooks.  Now they go into audio files.
>>
>> best
>>
>> Grover
>>
>> Grover Zinn
>> William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, emeritus
>> former Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
>> Oberlin College
>> Oberlin, OH 44074
>> grover.zinn at oberlin.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>>
>>> Grover:
>>>
>>> .3gp files have better compression with decent audio.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grover Zinn" <grover.zinn at oberlin.edu
>>> >
>>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:53 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files
>>>
>>>
>>>> I assume you mean that at some point Humanware will realize that   
>>>> WAV or MP3 would be good formats.
>>>>
>>>> Why use .3gp to begin with (unless there is a proprietary thing   
>>>> going on here; I just discovered via a conversion program that   
>>>> the .3gp files in the notes folder appear as drm protected  
>>>> files;  interesting that the user cannot manipulate the files  
>>>> that the  user has created.......)
>>>>
>>>> Off of the wheel of asking "why...."
>>>>
>>>> Do you know of a Mac-friendly program that might convert .3gp  
>>>> to   mp3?? (I can always feed the notes into an audio recording  
>>>> program  on  the Mac, but that would be a "bit" time-consuming  
>>>> for over 100  lengthy notes (and the number is growing).
>>>>
>>>> best
>>>>
>>>> Grover Z
>>>>
>>>> Grover Zinn
>>>> William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, emeritus
>>>> former Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
>>>> Oberlin College
>>>> Oberlin, OH 44074
>>>> grover.zinn at oberlin.edu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:05 AM, Greg Kearney wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> At some point the Stream should be able to just save audio in  
>>>>> WAV  or MP3 rather than just in 3gp.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 18/02/2010, at 10:35 AM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Best way is to use Stream Companion to convert the .3gp files    
>>>>>> to .WAV files and then use WavePad from NCH Software,   
>>>>>> TotalRecorder from High Criteria or Goldwave or other sound   
>>>>>> editor to convert  from .WAV to .MP3. I know of no program  
>>>>>> that  converts from .3gp  to .mp3 in one step.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Greg Kearney, Manager - Accessible Media
>>>>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>>>>> 61 Kitchener Ave
>>>>> Victoria Park, WA 6100
>>>>> AUSTRALIA
>>>>> +61 08 9311 8246
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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